From: A cross-sectional study of women’s autonomy and modern contraception use in Zambia
Questions | Possible outcomes | Score |
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1 Women’s Participation in Decision-Making | ||
Who makes the final decision Regarding? | ||
a. Contraception use b. Health care c. Large Household purchases d. Respondent’s earnings e. Visit to relatives | Respondent alone | 1 |
Respondent and partner | 1 | |
Respondent and other | 1 | |
Husband or partner | 0 | |
Someone else | 0 | |
Other | 0 | |
Total score for participation in decision-making (A) = score(a) + score(b) + score(c) + score(d) + score(e) Maximum attainable score of 5 | ||
2 Women’s Attitude towards Wife Beating | ||
Wife beating justified if: | ||
a. She denies husband/partner sex b. Neglect’s children c. Burns food d. Goes out without informing their husband/partner e. If argues with husband/partner | Yes | 0 |
No | 1 | |
Do not know | 0 | |
Total score for women’s attitude towards wife beating (B) is score(a) + score(b) + score(c) + score(d) + score(e) A maximum attainable score of 5 | ||
3 Women’s Household Status | ||
Woman: | ||
a. Owns land b. Owns a house | Does not own | 0 |
Owns alone | 1 | |
Joint ownership | 1 | |
Both alone and jointly | 1 | |
Total score for Women’s Household status (C) is score(a) + score(b) Maximum attainable score of 5 | ||
The Overall score for women’s Autonomy is A + B + C The maximum attainable score of 12: A score of 0–4 = low autonomy, 4–8 = moderate autonomy and 8–12 = high autonomy |